Hornby

Hornby is the UK’s most popular model railway brand and for many modellers their entry into the hobby is via a Hornby Train Set. Hornby Hobbies specialises in OO gauge locomotives, carriages and wagons but its vast range also includes track, buildings through its Skaledale range and power controls to name just a few.

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VIDEO: Hornby 'Turbomotive' locomotives put to the test

This pair are an excellent addition to the RTR range of steam-outline…

15 November 2023

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Quickview: Hornby 9F

This all-new 2-10-0 locomotive has arrived for review. We've received a Tyne…

By Howard Smith | 29 September 2023

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Quickview: Hornby Liverpool and Manchester Railway rolling stock (OO)

Ahead of the review for the December 2023 issue of BRM, Howard Smith provides a…

By Howard Smith | 20 September 2023

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Hornby Class 40 (OO)

A sample of one of two new models extracted from Hornby's tooling arrives. Three…

By Howard Smith | 18 September 2023

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Hornby Railroad Class 47 (OO)

Cries for more ‘entry-level’ locomotives see us examine tooling of old, with a…

By Howard Smith | 24 August 2023

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Quickview: Hornby Class 08

The return of an old(ish) favourite in a new livery allows Howard Smith to see…

By Howard Smith | 14 July 2023

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Hornby Class 08 (TT:120)

Howard Smith examines the most versatile release yet for TT:120 from the…

By Howard Smith | 11 July 2023

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Hornby Departmental Mk. 1s

Brighten up your sidings with these new arrivals from Margate. Howard Smith…

By Howard Smith | 23 June 2023

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Hornby Scotrail Class 153 (OO)

Sporting Abellio Scotrail ‘Highland Explorer’ colours, has there ever been a…

By Howard Smith | 23 June 2023

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Five things we love about Hornby's 'Dublo' A4

Its body now die-cast for greater weight, and produced to the latest model…

By Howard Smith | 04 May 2023

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Hornby Departmental 'Van C'

A new guise applied to this tooling makes it an appealing model for modellers of…

By Howard Smith | 14 April 2023

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Hornby 'The Easterner' train set

Hot on the heels of its 'The Scotsman' train set, this second train set offering…

12 April 2023

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Quickview: Hornby Skaledale buildings and accessories

Howard Smith opens and comments on a selection of new arrivals from Hornby's…

By Howard Smith | 12 April 2023

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Hornby 'The Beatles' wagons

"A perfect match for the album covers, achieving an almost genuine ‘retro’…

By Howard Smith | 31 March 2023

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Hornby (R7398) Magnetic Buckeye Couplings

We gave Hornby's new magnetic NEM-mounted couplings to Tony Wright and asked for…

By Howard Smith | 10 March 2023

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